Danes Lead Into the Sharp End of the Nacra 17 World Championships

The top two crews at the Nacra 17 World Championship both emerged from a challenging Race 7 of the Qualifying Series with their worst results yet. But, showing the hallmarks of potential champions, both regrouped and were immediately back into their stride during the subsequent two heats and so head into Friday and Saturday’s Finals […]

Update on Nacra Recall and Bearing Replacement Plan

Nacra Sailing principals had a call with Nacra 17 Class President, Marcus Spillane, and Class Manager, Ben Remocker on Sunday morning. Here is the latest information.   New Replacement Bearing The replacement design has been completed. The first prototype will be built on Monday. The prototype will be fitted to a boat to ensure it […]

The Reasoning Behind Foiling Regattas This Summer

The board of World Sailing formally requested that the Nacra 17 Class review its plans for the regattas this summer with respect to full foiling. As previously reported the class executive replied reiterating support for the plan to have foiling at both the Europeans and Worlds being the best plan. The Board of World Sailing wrote […]